Imagine Lenny Henry: Young, Gifted and Black (Season 35, Episode 1)
TV-14
TV Episode | 74 min | Documentary, Biography, History

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Lenny Henry: Young, Gifted and Black (Season 35, Episode 1)

TV-14

TV Episode | 74 min | Documentary, Biography, History

Alan Yentob follows the entertainer as he publishes a first volume of autobiography, looking back at his rise to fame at 16, his varied television roles and his more recent roles as a serious actor.

Director

Alex Harding (directed by)

Producer

Alex Harding (produced by)

Editor

Bill Gill

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Edit Released

Updated Jan 2, 2020

Release date

Jan 2, 2020 (United Kingdom)

Awards

Series awards

5 wins & 9 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
40 cast members

Name	Known for
Alan Yentob Self - Presenter Self - Presenter See fewer	Imagine (2003)
Lenny Henry Self Self See fewer	Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
Norman Beaton Samuel Foster (archive footage) Samuel Foster (archive footage) See fewer	The Mighty Quinn (1989)
Paul Boateng Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Day Today (1994)
Phil Collins Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Tarzan (1999)
Mac Cooper Self Self See fewer	Imagine (2003)
Michael Crawford Frank Spencer (archive footage) Frank Spencer (archive footage) See fewer	The Knack... and How to Get It (1965)
Adrian Edmondson Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Bancroft (2017)
Dick Emery Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Yellow Submarine (1968)
Kascion Franklin Danny (archive footage) Danny (archive footage) See fewer	Danny and the Human Zoo (2015)
Dawn French Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	French and Saunders (1987)
Paul Gilroy Self (archive footage) (as Professor Paul Gilroy) Self (archive footage) (as Professor Paul Gilroy) See fewer	Small Axe (2020)
Hughie Green Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Midshipman Easy (1935)
Jo Green Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Judi Green Self Self See fewer	Imagine (2003)
Neil Haftel Self Self See fewer	Imagine (2003)
Paul Henry Self Self See fewer	Imagine (2003)
Seymour Henry Self Self See fewer	Imagine (2003)
Sharon Henry Self Self See fewer	Imagine (2003)
Winifred Henry Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Derek Hobson Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV (1985)
Adrian Lester Self Self See fewer	The Day After Tomorrow (2004)
Don Maclean Self Self See fewer	Carry on Columbus (1992)
Rik Mayall Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Young Ones (1982)
Eric Morecambe Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Morecambe & Wise Show (1968)
Laurence Olivier Othello (archive footage) Othello (archive footage) See fewer	Sleuth (1972)
Mike Rutherford Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Spencer (2021)
Barrie Rutter Self Self See fewer	Porridge (1979)
Jennifer Saunders Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Absolutely Fabulous (1992)
Alexei Sayle Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
Shirley Simon Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Jack Smethurst Eddie Booth (archive footage) Eddie Booth (archive footage) See fewer	Chariots of Fire (1981)
Greg Stokes Self Self See fewer	Imagine (2003)
Annette Stone Self Self See fewer	Imagine (2003)
Meera Syal Self Self See fewer	Beautiful Thing (1996)
Chris Tarrant Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Johnny English (2003)
Rudolph Walker Bill Reynolds (archive footage) Bill Reynolds (archive footage) See fewer	EastEnders (1985)
Charlie Williams Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Ramblin'Man (1979)
Ernie Wise Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Morecambe & Wise Show (1968)
Mike Yarwood Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Call up the Stars (1995)